Telephone pad attachment



Sept. 11, 1951 H. SHERMAN 2,567,449

TELEPHONE PAD ATTACHMENT Filed May 20, 1948 JNVENTOR. HARRY SHERMANPatented Sept. 11, 1951 UNITED. STATES PATENT" QF E I TELEPHONE PADATTACHIWEN T Harry Sherman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application May 20, 1948, Serial No. 28,210

1 Claim. (01. 40-105) construction of a telephone pad attachmentcharacterized by a bracket for engagement about the base of thetelephone and having a pair of forwardly extending lugs for pivotallysupporting a plate in a manner so that the plate may be moved between aposition overlying the dial of the telephone or extended forwardly ofthe base of the telephone.

Another object of the present invention proposes the provision of a padon one face of the plate which is exposed when the plate overlies thedial of the telephone in a manner to enable one to take down notes whiletalking on the telephone.

Still another object of the present invention proposes the provision ofa telephone number index book mounted on the other face of the platewhich is exposed when the plate is moved to a position extendedforwardly of the base of the telephone in a manner so that the user ofthe telephone may look up a number in the book and conveniently dial thedesired number while the plate is extended forwardly.

A further object of the present invention proposes the provision of anovel means for simultaneously tightening the bracket in position on thebase of the telephone and drawing the forwardly extending lugs togetherto frictionally grip the plate in a manner to hold the plate intopositions into which it may be moved.

A modification of the present invention proposes the provision of anovel means for restraining movement of the plate toward the dial of thetelephone in a manner to support the plate in a position in which thetelephone number index book will be out of contact with the dial of thetelephone.

Still another object of the modified form of the invention proposes theprovision of means for limiting forward movement of the plate in amanner to support the plate in a convenient forwardly extendedhorizontal position in which the telephone number index book may beconveniently used.

It is a further object of this invention to construct a telephone padattachment which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured andsold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth;

In the accompanying drawings forminga material part of this disclosuresFig. 1 is a perspective view of a telephone pro vided with a telephonepad attachment in accordance with the present invention. I

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of Fig. l, but with the hand set ofthetelephone omitted.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. '2, butwith the plate moved to its forwardly extended position and thetelephone number index book opened and partiallybroken away. I i v Fig.4 is an enlarged partial sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial longitudinal sectional view takensubstantially on the line 51-5 of Fig. 1. .7

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating amodification of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective. view of one of the supporting lugs of thebracket. j

The telephone pad attachment, according to the present invention,includes a bracket [0 for engagement about the base ll of a conventionaltelephone l2. 0n the drawing, the bracket I0 is illustrated as beingsubstantially round so as to fit snugly about the round base H of thetelephone shown. However, it is appreciated that the shape of thebracket I!) may be varied in accordance with the shape of the base ofthe telephone for which the bracket is being manufactured.

The ends of the bracket l0 continue into forwardly extending lugs l3,and the free ends of the lugs [3 are formed with openings M. A plate I6is formed at one end with an enlarged edge I! and trunnions I8 extendlaterally from the ends of the enlarged edge 11. The trunnions l8 arereceived in the openings ll of the lugs l3 so as to pivotally supportthe plate on the lugs -l 3.

Means is provided for securin the bracket l0 securely in position on thebase I! of the telephone l2 and for simultaneously drawingthe lugs l3into frictional engagement with the ends of the enlarged edge I! of theplate l6 so as to frictionally hold the plate IS in any position intowhich it is moved. The means comprises a screw l9 which passes freelythrough an opening in one of the lugs l3 and which threadedly engages acomplementary opening in the other lug I3 to draw the lugs together whenthe screw I9 is tightened in'position.

The opposite end of the plate Hi from the enlarged edge I! is formedwith an overhanging flange 20 which extends across the top end of a pad2|. The pad 2| rests on what is the top face of the plate l6 when theplate overlies the dial of the telephone I2. The pad 2| is secured inposition by several removable screws 22 which threadedly engage throughthe flange 20 and which extend through complementary openings 23 formedin the pad2I. As shown in Fig. 5, the bottom ends of the screws 22merely engage the top face of the plate I6. To replace the pad 2|v witha similar new pad it is merely necessary to remove the screws 22 andposition the new pad on the plate l6 and return the screws 22 to theirnormal position.

With the plate I6 overlying thedial of the tele phone l2 as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, it will be appreciated that the pad 2| will be availableto one using the telephone, for taking down notes while talking on thetelephone. .j

The back face of the plate I6 is provided with a conventional telephonenumber index book 24 having the usual back cover 25, front cover '25 andindexed pages 21. The back cover 25 of the index book 24 is secured tothe back face of the plate I6 by severalpaper fasteners 28, see Figs. 3and 5. The paper fasteners 28 are passed through aligned openings 29formed in the plate l5, see Fig. -and openings 30 formed in the backcover 25 of'the'inclex' book 24 and then have theirprongs bent to extendparallel to the back cover 25.

When the plate I6 overlies the dial of the telephone, the index book 24is sandwiched between the dial and the back face of the plate l5, asshown in Figs. 1 and'2. When the plate I6 is moved to extend forwardlyof the base ll of the telephone |2, as shown in Fig. 3, the index book.24 and the" dial of the telephone are then exposed.

pad 2| for taking down 'notes while talking on P the telephone.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 6 t0 8, the lugs I3of the bracket |0 are formed with means for supporting the plate l6 in aposition in whichthe' front cover 25 of the telephone number index book24' will be out of contact with the dial of the telephone when the plateIt overlies" the dial of'tlie telephone- The lugs i3 in'this form of theinvention are further provided with means for restraining forwardmovement of the plate l6 so as to support the plate in a forwardlyextended horizontal positlonin which the index book 24 may beconveniently viewed. r r

The means for supporting the plate 15 in a 4 the index book 24 on thebottom face of the plate I6 is supported clear of the dial of thetelephone.

The lugs |3' of the bracket III are also provided with forwardly andinwardly bent projections 32 which are disposed to engage beneath thetop face of the plate l6 when the plate is pivoted to the forwardlyextended position shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 6. Theseprojections 32.form the means for supporting the plate IS in thehorizontal forwardly extended 7 position, as shown in Fig. 6, in whichthe index book 24 may be conveniently viewed.

position in which the front cover 26 of the index book 24 will be out ofcontact with'the dial of the telephone, comprises projecting plates 3|integrally formed with the lugs'l3" and which extend toward the dial ofthetelephone l2 to engage beneath the front cover'25 of the index'book24 when the plate overlies the dial, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. With theplate I6 thus supported, allpressures on the pad 2| while writingthereon are taken up'by the lugs l3 and bracket -|0' as It. is pointedout that as in the previous form of the invention the screw l9 holds thelugs I3 in a position in which they frictionally bear against the endsof the enlarged edge I! of the plate IE to frictionally hold the platein desired moved position, and that the plates 3| and the projections 32merely assist the frictional resistance in holdingthe plate IS in eitherof its two extremepivoted positions.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to thatpreviously described, and like numbers identify like parts in each ofseveral views.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in' the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure'by United .States Letters Patent is:

In a telephone pad attachment having a bracket for encircling the baseof a telephone and a plateupon one side of which a pad is mounted andupon the other side of which a telephone number index book'is mounted,the bracket at the front of the base having outwardly directedhorizontal arm portions, said arm portions continuing at theirouter endsinto upwardly directed end portions; means pivotally mounting one edgeof the plate between said end portions to be pivoted rearwardly to aposition overlying the base to expose the pador pivoted to a positionextended forward from the base to expose the index book, meanssupporting the plate in its position overlying the base, and meanssupporting the plate-in its position extended forward from. the base,said first supportingmeans comprising plates projected rearwardly fromsaid arm portions and upon which the plate rests. I

HARRY SHERMAN.

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